As the short course season gets into full swing, we are excited to
see the progress our swimmers are making every day in the pool,
both at practices and at meets. Our athletes continue to impress us
with their dedication and determination to become the best they can
possibly be and we are excited to see how their work pays off in
the coming months, with winter focus meets right around the
corner.

Your TYDE Staff has also been hard at work, planning and preparing
for the remainder of the 2017-18 season and the future of the TYDE
program. We have heard your feedback, considered several short-term
and long-term options, and consulted with YMCA Executive Staff and
Board of Managers volunteers. After careful consideration, we
believe we have before us an incredible opportunity to have an
experienced, talented and respected member of the local swimming
community lead the TYDE Swim Team into a new era of
success.

As you may already be aware, we were fortunate to have Bob Jennings
join the TYDE Coaching Staff as a Senior Performance Coach this
fall at the Gateway YWCA. As a former Division 1 college swimmer
with over 25 years of coaching experience at many levels of the
sport, Bob brings to us an unmatched reputation for integrity,
passion and commitment to swimming, not only in Winston-Salem and
the surrounding areas, but across the state. His coaching
philosophy and business-minded approach to team management are a
perfect fit for our TYDE Swim Team.

We are excited to announce that beginning December 4th, Coach Bob
will join me as Co-Head Coach of the TYDE Swim Team. This will be
the first phase of a 7-month transition plan that will result in
Bob taking full leadership of TYDE as Director of Competitive
Swimming for the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina. Bob will
continue as owner of Swim Gear of NC and will operate Swim Gear
Seasonal as a program through TYDE. He will also fulfill his
current high school and summer league coaching commitments as he
transitions more fully into this new role with TYDE.

We hope you will join us in congratulating and welcoming Bob as our
new Head Coach, and that you will give him your full support
going forward. He can be reached directly at
coachbob@swimtyde.org
and looks forward to meeting and speaking with each of you in the
coming months. As always, thank you for your continued support of
our TYDE Swim Team.